Hidden Twins: What Adult Opposite Sex Twins Have to Teach Us

ISBN-13: 9781855757417 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 202 str.

Olivia Lousada

Opis

'This pioneering book offers wonderful insight into the experience of opposite sex twins in adulthood. It is a very welcome addition to the literature and warmly recommended to all who know or work with twins, their families, colleagues and friends.' - Alida Gersie PhD, writer, instigator of story-based therapy and trainer. 'Beautifully written, this is a wonderfully readable, informative, thought-provoking and sensitive book a welcome addition to the literature.' - Barry Mason PhD, Former Director, Institute of Family Therapy, London

Spis treści

Preface -- Introduction -- What is the existing knowledge on opposite sex twins? -- The research project. Who was involved? -- The philosophy of spontaneity -- The research design -- Comments by the opposite sex twins during Workshop -- Workshop 2. The opposite sex twins’ reflections on Workshop 1 and the individual interviews -- The family stories told by the opposite sex twins -- The opposite sex twins’ similarity to, and difference from, siblings and same sex twins -- The archive of the findings -- The essence of resonance -- The paradox of opposite sex and resonance -- Organizations for twin care, support, and research

O autorze

Olivia Lousada